DeKi's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: R
Beneficiary's Name: D
VJ Member: DeKi
Country: Bulgaria
Last Updated: 2019-04-11
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Immigration Checklist for R & D:
J-1 Visa
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| Event |
Date |
| NVC Received : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
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| US Entry : |
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| Comments : |
Adjusting from J-1 (without a two-year home residency requirement) |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Buffalo NY |
| Date Filed : |
2015-07-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2015-07-06 |
| RFE(s) : |
2015-07-27 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2015-08-03 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2015-12-07  Submit Review |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2015-12-07 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2015-12-16 |
| Comments : |
RFE receipt 8/7/15
Interview notice sent 11/3/15.
5-minute interview with IO Mark Desmond (+approval on the spot) in Buffalo on 12/7/15. (122 days from RFE receipt and 154 days from initial filing) |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
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| Date Filed : |
2015-07-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2015-07-06 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2015-09-03 |
| Date Card Received : |
2015-09-10 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 63 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2015-07-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2015-07-06 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2015-09-10 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 63 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2017-12-01 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-12-05 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2018-01-05 |
| Interview Date : |
2019-04-01 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2019-04-01 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
Yes |
| Green Card Received : |
2019-04-05 |
| Comments : |
Went to local ASC as a walk-in on 12/28/17 instead of the scheduled time on 1/5/18 and was able to take care of the biometrics appointment in less than 10 mins.
08/06/18 - 18-month extension of conditional resident status received from Vermont Service Center
04/01/19 - pro forma interview in local office (officer, Jeffrey Robbins, said they only had to call me and my spouse in because my N-400 application triggered the sending of my I-751 file to the local office; would have been approved with interview waiver by VSC staff otherwise); literally didn't ask us anything other than to confirm our names and DoB and our child's name and DoB; since we had a trip to Canada planned 3 days after interview, he gave me an I-551 stamp in my passport for three months and took my CR green card; received electronic notification that new card has been ordered within one hour of interview |
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Citizenship
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Online |
| CIS Office : |
Syracuse NY |
| Date Filed : |
2018-09-10 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-09-11 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2018-10-02 |
| Interview Date : |
2019-01-17 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2019-05-30 |
| Comments : |
2018-09-10 N-400 filed online
2018-12-11 I-797C interview notice
2019-04-10 electronic approval notice; in line for oath ceremony |
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Member Reviews:
Local US CIS Office Review: Buffalo NY
Review Topic: cis_topic
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
December 8, 2015 |
| Embassy Review : |
Based on this first experience (AoS interview), the Buffalo office is very organized and well-run office. We arrived about ten minutes before the 10:45am appointment time, passed through security (very polite) in five minutes after waiting behind three other people, sat down and were called five minutes later.
The interviewing officer, Mark Desmond, was polite and neither friendly nor unfriendly, just professional. After swearing us in, he asked me (the non-USC beneficiary) for my passport. Looking at it, he asked me to pronounce my first name and to confirm the "big date"happened when our documents said it did, then when my most recent entry into the US was and what my mother's and father's first names are. The second series of questions to me were the Yes/No ones. During all of this, he also was marking the same info on the applications forms we had already submitted via mail.
Then he turned to my USC husband and asked him how and when we met ("about three years ago" was a sufficient answer; did not ask about specific day or first date or anything like that), where the wedding took place and how many people were at the wedding.
Then the IO asked what financial and photo evidence we have of our relationship and I gave him copies of all our financial (checking and saving bank statements, several investment account beneficiary info pages where both our names are listed and health insurance shared accounts -- some of these we had mailed already at the time of filing and others we had acquired more recently so they were new) co-mingling and a stack of photos from the two years before we got married, from various travels, as well as at various family holidays. He collected the paperwork and started flipping through the photos. He took one picture out and asked my husband where that was and, upon hearing the response, said "looks like a nice vacation" to which my husband agreed.  The IO asked if he can keep all the materials I gave him, which was fine since we had brought copies.
No more questions were asked or documents requested (as you can imagine, we had brought lots more, including our official wedding album and a scrap+photo book my mother-in-law had made for me from the months of our engagement and various preparations for the wedding). The IO said "According to all our checks, this is clearly a bona fide marriage and you are approved. You will get the card in the mail in 3-4 weeks. You can work, you can travel as you wish. Do you have any questions?" I asked specifically about traveling abroad what I need to do (carry both my passport and my new permanent resident card) and that was that.
It definitely took me longer to write the summary here than the interview itself took (probably about five-seven minutes). We were out of the building and on our way to celebratory lunch in less than 20 minutes total. I received the text and email updates on both the I-485 and I-130 at 5pm and 5:25pm respectively the same day.
If you are in a real relationship and have done your homework the AoS interview is a breeze. |
| Harassment Level : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: 2Hello, congratulations on arriving at the end of this journey.
I am still waiting and wonder if you could kindly respond to some questions:
according the date above you had N400 interview few month before your I751 interview.
Do you know why they did not adjudicate your files?
DeKi on 2019-04-03 said: The I-751 file simply didn't reach the local office quickly enough.
I had tried to call the 1.800 USCIS number well in advance of the N-400 interview to try to figure out where my RoC file is and there was so much left a "mystery" in the answers I was getting, that to be honest I was afraid they had lost my file. Thankfully that wasn't the case, but I imagine it got misfiled / mis-mailed / not mailed as promptly as requested by the local office.
*Notice about estimates: The estimates are based off averages of other members recent experiences
(documented in their timelines) for the same benefit/petition/application at the same filing location.
Individual results may vary as every case is not always 'average'. Past performance does not necessarily
predict future results. The 'as early as date' may change over time based on current reported processing
times from members. There have historically been cases where a benefit/petition/application processing
briefly slows down or stops and this can not be predicted. Use these dates as reference only and do not
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the
USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.
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